Mac Pro (Mid 2012)


OVERVIEW


  • Introduced June 2012
  • Discontinued October 2013
  • Model Identifier MacPro5,1
  • Model Number A1289
  • EMC 2314
  • Order Number MD770LL/A (Quad-Core), MD771LL/A (12-Core)
  • Initial Price $2,499 (3.2 GHz) $3,799 (two 2.4 GHz)
  • Support Status Supported
  • Weight and Dimensions 39.9 lbs. (Quad- and 6-Core) 41.2 lbs. (12-Core), 20.1" H x 8.1" W x 18.7" D

PROCESSOR


  • Processor Intel Xeon W3565, W3680, E5645, X5650, or X5675 ("Bloomfield, Westmere, Gulftown")
  • Processor Speed 3.2, 3.33, two 2.4, two 2.66, or two 3.06 GHz
  • Architecture 64-bit
  • Number of Cores 4 or 6 per processor
  • Cache 8 MB (Quad- and 6-Core) 12 MB (12-Core) fully shared L3 per processor
  • System Bus Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) at 4.8 GT/s (Quad-core) 6.4 GT/s (6- and 12-core)

STORAGE AND MEDIA


  • Storage 1 or 2 TB (7200-rpm SATA) or 512 GB (SSD)
  • Media 18x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

PERIPHERALS


  • Peripherals Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Magic Mouse

SOFTWARE


  • Original OS Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D2001)
  • Later OS OS X 10.8 (12A269), 10.8.3 (12D78)
  • Maximum OS Latest release of OS X
  • AirDrop Supported
  • Bundled Software iLife ’11 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand)

FIRMWARE


  • Firmware Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

MEMORY


  • Built-in Memory None
  • Maximum Memory 48 GB (Quad- and 6-Core Actual) 128 GB (12-Core Actual) 32 GB (Quad- and 6-Core Apple) 64 GB (12-Core Apple)
  • Memory Slots 4 (Quad- and 6-Core) or 8 (12-Core) - 240-pin PC3-10600E (1333 MHz) DDR3 ECC SDRAM (memory speed for certain configurations is 1066 MHz)
  • Minimum Speed --
  • Interleaving Support Yes
  • Upgrade Instructions How to remove or install memory

DISPLAY


  • Built-in Display None

GRAPHICS


  • Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 or ATI Radeon HD 5870
  • Graphics Memory 1 GB GDDR5
  • Display Connection 2 - Mini DisplayPort and 1 - dual-link DVI
  • Display Modes Dual display extended and video mirroring

CONNECTIONS

  • Wi-Fi 802.11n
  • Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • Ethernet 2 - 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (support for jumbo frames)
  • Modem --
  • USB 5 - 480 Mbps
  • FireWire 4 - 800 MBit/s
  • Fibre Channel Dual- and Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel Card
  • Display 2 - Mini DisplayPort and 1 - dual-link DVI
  • Audio In 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, 1 - optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input (24-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)
  • Audio Out 2 - 3.5-mm analog output jacks, 1 - optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output, 1 - Built-in speaker

EXPANSION

  • Slots 2 - 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 and 2 - 4-lane PCI Express 2.0
  • Bays 4 - Internal 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) drive bays, 2 - optical drive bays
  • Hard Drive Interface 4 - 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers
  • Internal RAID Optional Mac Pro RAID Card
  • Optical Drive Interface --

POWER

  • Backup Battery --
  • Maximum Continuous Power 950 W
  • Line Voltage 100-120V AC or 200-240V AC

ENVIRONMENTAL

  • ENERGY STAR Meets ENERGY STAR 5.0 requirements
  • EPEAT Gold

HISORY

Introduced in June 2012, The Mac Pro (Mid 2012) improved processor speed and GPU performance over the previous Mac Pro (Mid 2010). The Quad-Core model came in a single highly-customizable configuration, with a quad-core 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon 3500-series processor, 6 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1 GB of VRAM, for $2499. Built-to-order options included a 3.33 GHz 6-core "Westmere-EP" processor, up to 32 GB of RAM, up to 8 TB of storage (via four hard drive bays), an additional ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, a second 18x SuperDrive, and Dual- and Quad-channel Fibre Channel PCI Express cards. A server configuration was also made available, with 8 GB of RAM and dual 1 TB 7200 RPM hard disks. The 12-Core model also came in a single, highly-customizable configuration, which included two 6-core 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon "Westmere-EP" processors, 12 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1 GB of VRAM, for $3499. Built-to-order options included 2x2.66 or 2x3.06 GHz 6-core processors, up to 64 GB of RAM, up to 8 TB of storage (via four hard drive bays), an additional ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, a second 18x SuperDrive, and Dual- and Quad-channel Fibre Channel PCI Express cards. A server configuration was also made available, with 8 GB of RAM and dual 1 TB 7200 RPM hard disks.
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PROJECT NAME AND TAGLINE

  • Project Name K5B
  • Tagline Mac. To the power of 12.
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